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{{short description|French rugby union club}}
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| fullname    = Rugby Club Toulonnais
| nickname    = ''Le RCT''<br>''Les Rouge et Noir'' (The Red and Blacks)
| location    = [[Toulon]], France
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| ground      = [[Stade Mayol]]
| capacity    = 17,500
| chairman    = Bernard Lemaître
| coach       = [[Pierre Mignoni]]
| captain     = [[Charles Ollivon]]<br>[[Baptiste Serin]]
| top scorer  = [[Jonny Wilkinson]] (1,884)
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'''Rugby Club Toulonnais''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁyɡbi klœb tulɔnɛ}}), also referred to as '''Rugby Club Toulon''' or simply '''Toulon''', is a French professional [[rugby union]] club based in [[Toulon]] and competing in the [[Top 14]]. Located on the [[French Riviera]], in the [[Provence]] region, the club plays its home games at the 17,500-capacity [[Stade Mayol]].

Founded in 1908, Toulon is one of the most important and widely supported rugby clubs in France. Domestically, the club has won a total of four league titles, two [[Pro D2]] titles and two [[Challenge Yves du Manoir]]. In international competitions, Toulon is the only one to have won the [[Heineken Cup]]/[[European Rugby Champions Cup]] three times in a row, and succeeded in winning the league/European cup double in 2014 too. Toulon has also won the [[EPCR Challenge Cup]] in 2023 after reaching the final on four occasions. The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European rugby in the 2010s when [[Jonny Wilkinson]], [[Mathieu Bastareaud]], [[Bakkies Botha]], [[Matt Giteau]] and other rugby stars played at Mayol under [[Bernard Laporte]]'s management.

A club renowned for its fans fervour and its stadium atmosphere, Toulon has rivalries with [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]] and [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]] and has traditionally worn a red and black home kit since its inception. The club's crest features a sprig of [[lily of the valley]], symbol of the club's benefactor and [[Belle Époque]] singer [[Félix Mayol]] who used to wear one on his jacket. A few times per season, important home matches against major teams are played at the 67,394-capacity [[Stade Vélodrome]] located in Marseille {{convert|50|km|mi}} away.

==History==
'''Rugby Club Toulonnais''' was founded on 3 June 1908 as a merger of ''Étoile Sportive Varoise'' and members of the ''Stade Varois'', a club based in nearby [[La Seyne-sur-Mer]]. It took the club 23 years to reach the top of French rugby, when they won the 1931 championship against [[Lyon Olympique Universitaire]] (6–3, 2 tries to 1). The players were greeted by 30,000 people when they returned from [[Bordeaux]], where the final had been held.

Toulon remained one of the top French clubs, but they lost four finals scattered over 35 years (1948, 1968, 1971 and 1985). The 1985 extra-time defeat by [[Stade Toulousain]] left them with many regrets, and playing a spectacular final (36–22) did nothing to alleviate the pain of losing. The Red and Black waited only two more years to finally lay their hands on the Bouclier de Brennus, as they defeated [[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Racing]] at the [[Parc des Princes]]. The third title came in 1992, against [[Biarritz Olympique]], in [[Serge Blanco]]'s last match and his last chance to win the title.

For eight years, Toulon were not particularly successful and were in heavy financial trouble (a 10 million franc deficit) forced the [[National Rugby League (France)|Ligue Nationale de Rugby]] to demote them to the Second Division in July 2000. The club missed an immediate return the next year, going down in the final to [[US Montauban|Montauban]], as only one club was promoted that year. It took them five more years to do so as Toulon went on to win the [[Rugby Pro D2|Pro D2]] title. But despite immense popular support (gates averaged more than 12,000), and much enthusiasm, they managed to win only three games out of 26 and were relegated after only a season.

===Toulon signs star players===
A new president, [[Mourad Boudjellal]], a ''[[Toulon#Famous people|Toulonnais]]'' who made his fortune in the [[comic strip]] business, promised to build a huge team. He said: "I invented the Top 15, with a team that could be competitive in the Top 14".<ref name=quote>{{cite web | publisher=rugbyhebdo.fr | title=Umaga, l'incroyable transfert | url=http://www.rugbyhebdo.fr/breves2006/20060629_162505Dev.html | access-date=4 November 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928171250/http://www.rugbyhebdo.fr/breves2006/20060629_162505Dev.html | archive-date=28 September 2007 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He signed a high number of first-class players, some of them well above 30, like [[Jean-Jacques Crenca]], [[Yann Delaigue]], [[Gonzalo Quesada]] and [[Dan Luger]]. He created buzz around the team as he managed to sign former [[All Blacks]] captain [[Tana Umaga]], who arrived in Toulon right after the end of the [[ITM Cup|Air New Zealand Cup]] on 26 October 2006. The contract was rumoured to be around €300,000 (£200,000), which Boudjellal claimed to pay from his own pocket, for only eight to ten matches. In a 2010 interview, Boudjellal would say about his decision to pursue Umaga, "It was incredible, because we were in the second division and I was speaking with the best player in the world. But he said yes and came to play with Toulon."<ref name="Dreaming big">{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/francetop14-2010-11/rugby/story/121102.html |title=Toulon still dreaming big |first=Graham |last=Jenkins |publisher=ESPNScrum |date=11 August 2010 |access-date=11 August 2010}}</ref>

Boudjellal continued to sign high-profile veteran players, including {{nrut|Australia}} captain and former all-time international caps leader [[George Gregan]], reportedly paid €400,000 out of Boudjellal's pocket,<ref name=Gregan>{{cite web | publisher=Planet-Rugby.com | title=Gregan puts pen to paper with Toulon | url=http://www.planetrugby.com/Story/0,18259,9818_2010471,00.html | date=22 March 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203857/http://www.planetrugby.com/Story/0,18259,9818_2010471,00.html | archive-date=27 September 2007 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> All Blacks' former all-time scoring leader [[Andrew Mehrtens]],<ref name=Mehrtens>{{cite news | publisher=BBC | title=Mehrtens agrees to Toulon switch | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/6683379.stm | date=23 May 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=The New Zealand Herald | title=Rugby: Mehrtens signs for Toulon | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10441526 | date=24 May 2007 | access-date=24 May 2007 | archive-date=29 September 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929205112/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10441526 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Jonny Wilkinson]].

Back in [[Rugby Pro D2|Pro D2]] for the 2006–07 season, Toulon finish fourth in the league, putting them in the promotion playoffs for a place in the [[Top 14]], but they lost in the promotion semi-finals 21–17 at [[Stade Rochelais|La Rochelle]]. The following season Toulon headed the table from early on, never dropping from the top spot on their way to clinching promotion with two rounds to spare. The 2008–09 season proved to be one of consolidation. Umaga had been handed the coaching reins, but as Boudjellal would later say, "The first season in the Top 14 was very difficult and I learned that Tana Umaga was not yet ready to give up playing – and that he's not a manager."<ref name="Dreaming big"/> The team managed to survive that season, using a late-season surge to avoid a relegation scare. Toulon had a much more successful 2009–10 campaign, with Wilkinson leading the charge. He would be named the top fly-half of the year in France by leading rugby publication ''Midi Olympique'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scrum.com/francetop14-2010-11/rugby/story/120936.html |title=Wilkinson hints at Toulon stay |first=Graham |last=Jenkins |publisher=ESPNScrum |date=5 August 2010 |access-date=11 August 2010}}</ref> and would also be recalled to the England national team. Domestically, Toulon finished second on the league table, losing out to [[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]] for the top spot on a tiebreaker. This finish gave them a spot in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, and also a first-round bye in that season's Top 14 playoffs. Toulon's domestic campaign ended in the semi-finals with a 35–29 [[extra time|extra-time]] loss to eventual champion [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]] in [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard|Saint-Étienne]].

Toulon's [[2009–10 European Challenge Cup|2009–10 Challenge Cup]] campaign proved more successful. They finished top of their pool and advanced to the knockout stage, crushing [[Scarlets]] 38–12 in the quarterfinals and surviving a hard-fought match against [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] 19–12. Toulon got their preferred final venue of the Vélodrome on 23 May, where they lost to the [[Cardiff Blues]] 28–21, missing out on silverware for the season.

In May 2013 Toulon won the [[2013 Heineken Cup Final]] by 16–15 against [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont Auvergne]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/182967.html|title= Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory|date=18 March 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=20 May 2013 }}</ref>

==Emblem==
On the day of his arrival in Paris, on 1 May 1895, just before his first concert, Félix Mayol was met by a female friend at the station, who gave him some [[convallaria|lily-of-the-valley]], a flower people traditionally exchange on 1 May in France. He pinned it on his lapel, his concert was a success and Mayol, who was superstitious, made the lily-of-the-valley his personal emblem. It was taken up by the rugby club in 1921.

==Stadium==
{{main|Stade Mayol}}

In 1920, its [[Stade Mayol|stadium]] was inaugurated. It is named after [[Félix Mayol]], a very popular concert hall singer from [[Toulon]] who had succeeded in Paris in the early 20th century. Shortly after World War I, he purchased what would be the stadium site and donated it to the club. It is one of the few French stadiums to be almost completely surrounded by the city and overlooks the Toulon bay and military harbour in the Mediterranean.

==Charity cross-code matches==

The club has played in cross-code charity matches with a half each of rugby union and football. On 18 July 2013 they played [[Olympique de Marseille]] in the first ever match of the kind at the Stade Mayol to benefit a local charity with [[Marc Lièvremont]] and [[Eric Cantona]] as the referees in either half, with Olympique de Marseille winning 36–35.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marseille play Toulon in unusual half football half rugby charity match |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/marseille-play-toulon-unusual-half-football-half-rugby-045156019.html |date=18 July 2013 |website=Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Caritatif Foot/Rugby RC Toulon - Olympique de Marseille [Match Entier] |website=YouTube |author=BeIN Sports |date=21 July 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJRmDN4KoH4 |trans-title=RC Toulon - Olympique de Marseille Football/Rugby Charity Match (Full Match)|language=FR}}</ref>

Two years later, the club played another such match to benefit a local children's charity at the Stade Mayol against [[France 98 (charity association)|France 98]], the charity association team composed of [[France national football team|France]]'s [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] winners, and won 33–26. [[Bernard Laporte]] served as one of the referees.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Chris |title=Zinedine Zidane scores immense try in strange football/rugby hybrid match |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/13344391/zinedine-zidane-scores-immense-try-strange-football-rugby-hybrid-match-vs-toulon |website=ESPN UK |publisher=ESPN |access-date=12 December 2022 |date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

==Honours==
* '''[[Heineken Cup]] / [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (3):''' [[2012–13 Heineken Cup|2013]], [[2013–14 Heineken Cup|2014]], [[2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup|2015]]
* '''[[European Rugby Challenge Cup]]'''
** '''Champions (1):''' [[2022–23 EPCR Challenge Cup|2023]] 
** Runners-up (4): [[2009–10 European Challenge Cup|2010]], [[2011–12 European Challenge Cup|2012]], [[2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup|2020]], [[2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup|2022]]
* '''[[Top 14|French championship Top 14]]'''
** '''Champions (4):''' [[1930–31 French Rugby Union Championship|1931]], [[1986–87 French Rugby Union Championship|1987]], [[1991–92 French Rugby Union Championship|1992]], [[2013–14 Top 14 season|2014]]
** Runners-up (9): [[1947–48 French Rugby Union Championship|1948]], [[1967–68 French Rugby Union Championship|1968]], [[1970–71 French Rugby Union Championship|1971]], [[1984–85 French Rugby Union Championship|1985]], [[1988–89 French Rugby Union Championship|1989]], [[2011–12 Top 14 season|2012]], [[2012–13 Top 14 season|2013]], [[2015–16 Top 14 season|2016]], [[2016–17 Top 14 season|2017]]
* '''[[Challenge Yves du Manoir]]'''
** Champions (2): 1934, 1970
** Runners-up (3): 1939, 1954, 1983
* '''[[Pro D2]]'''
** Champions (2): [[2004–05 Rugby Pro D2 season|2005]], [[2007-08 Rugby Pro D2 season|2008]]
** Runners-up (1): 2001

==Finals results==

===Heineken Cup and European Rugby Champions Cup===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align=center|'''Date'''
| align=center|'''Winners'''
| align=center|'''Score'''
| align=center|'''Runners-up'''
| align=center|'''Venue'''
| align=center|'''Spectators'''
|-
|align=center|[[2013 Heineken Cup Final|18 May 2013]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|16–15
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|ASM Clermont]]
|align=center|[[Aviva Stadium]], Dublin
|align=center|50,148
|-
|align=center|[[2014 Heineken Cup Final|24 May 2014]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|23–6
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]
|align=center|[[Millennium Stadium]], Cardiff
|align=center|67,578
|-
|align=center|[[2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final|2 May 2015]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|24–18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[ASM Clermont Auvergne|ASM Clermont]]
|align=center|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], London
|align=center|56,662
|}

===European Rugby Challenge Cup===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align=center|'''Date'''
| align=center|'''Winners'''
| align=center|'''Score'''
| align=center|'''Runners-up'''
| align=center|'''Venue'''
| align=center|'''Spectators'''
|-
|align=center |[[2009–10 European Challenge Cup#Final|23 May 2010]]
|{{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Cardiff Blues]]''' 
|align=center | 28–21
|{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Toulon
|align=center | [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|align=center | 48,990
|-
|align=center |[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup#Final|18 May 2012]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Biarritz Olympique]]''' 
|align=center | 21–18
|{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Toulon
|align=center | [[Twickenham Stoop|The Stoop]], [[London]]
|align=center | 9,376
|-
|align=center |[[2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup#Final|16 October 2020]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Bristol Bears]]''' 
|align=center | 32–19
|{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Toulon
|align=center | [[Stade Maurice David]], [[Aix-en-Provence]]
|align=center | 1,000
|-
|align=center |27 May 2022
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Lyon OU]]'''
|align=center |30-12
|{{flagicon|FRA}} RC Toulon
|align=center |[[Stade Vélodrome|Stade Orange Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|align=center | 51,431
|-
|align=center |19 May 2023
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center |43-19 
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow Warriors]]
|align=center |[[Aviva Stadium]], [[Dublin]]
|align=center |31,514
|}

===French championship===
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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align=center|'''Date'''
| align=center|'''Winners'''
| align=center|'''Score'''
| align=center|'''Runners-up'''
| align=center|'''Venue'''
| align=center|'''Spectators'''
|-
|align=center|10 May 1931
|'''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|6–3
|[[Lyon OU]]
|align=center|[[Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas|Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]]
|align=center|10,000
|-
|align=center|18 April 1948
|'''[[FC Lourdes]]'''
|align=center|11–3
|RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Stade des Ponts Jumeaux]], [[Toulouse]]
|align=center|29,753
|-
|align=center|16 June 1968
|'''[[FC Lourdes]]'''
|align=center|9–9 ([[extra time|aet]])
|RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Stadium Municipal]], Toulouse
|align=center|28,526
|-
|align=center|16 May 1971
|'''[[AS Béziers]]'''
|align=center|15–9 (aet)
|RC Toulon
|align=center|Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
|align=center|27,737
|-
|align=center|25 May 1985
|'''[[Stade Toulousain]]'''
|align=center|36–22 (aet)
|RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Parc des Princes]], Paris
|align=center|37,000
|-
|align=center|22 May 1987
|'''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|15–12
|[[Racing Métro 92|Racing Club]]
|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris
|align=center|48,000
|-
|align=center|27 May 1989
|'''[[Stade Toulousain]]'''
|align=center|18–12
|RC Toulon
|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris
|align=center|48,000
|-
|align=center|6 June 1992
|'''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|19–14
|[[Biarritz Olympique]]
|align=center|Parc des Princes, Paris
|align=center|48,000
|-
|align=center| 9 June 2012
| '''[[Stade Toulousain]]'''
|align=center| 18–12
| RC Toulon
|align=center| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|align=center|  79,614
|-
|align=center|1 June 2013
|'''[[Castres Olympique]]'''
|align=center|19–14
|RC Toulon
|align=center|Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|align=center|  80,033
|-
|align=center|31 May 2014
| '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center|18–10
| Castres Olympique
|align=center|Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|align=center| 80,174
|-
| align=center|24 June 2016
| '''[[Racing 92]]'''
| align=center | 29–21
| RC Toulon
| align=center | [[Camp Nou]], [[Barcelona]]
| align=center | 99,124
|- 
|align=center | 4 June 2017
| '''[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|ASM Clermont]]'''
|align=center | 22–16
| RC Toulon
|align=center | Stade de France, Saint-Denis
|align=center | 79,771
|}

===Challenge Yves du Manoir===
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|- style="background:#ccc;"
| align=center|'''Date'''
| align=center|'''Winners'''
| align=center|'''Score'''
| align=center|'''Runners-up'''
| align=center|'''Venue'''
| align=center|'''Spectators'''
|-
|align=center|18 March 1934
|align=center|'''[[Stade Toulousain]]''' <br> '''RC Toulon'''
|align=center |0–0 
|align=center| (tied, joint winners)
|align=center|	Stade des Iris, [[Villeurbanne]]
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|11 December 1939
|align=center|'''[[Section Paloise]]'''
|align=center |5–0
|align=center| RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]]
|align=center|12,000
|-
|align=center|30 May 1954
|align=center|'''[[FC Lourdes]]'''
|align=center |28–12
|align=center| RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Stade Mayol]], [[Toulon]]
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|23 May 1970
|align=center|'''RC Toulon'''
|align=center |25–22
|align=center|[[SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne|SU Agen]]
|align=center| [[Stade Yves-du-Manoir]], [[Colombes]]
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|4 June 1983
|align=center|'''[[SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne|SU Agen]]'''
|align=center |29–7
|align=center| RC Toulon
|align=center|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]]
|align=center|5,083
|}

==Current standings==
{{#lst:2024–25 Top 14 season|table}}

==Current squad==
{{for|player movements before or during the [[2024–25 Top 14 season|2024–25 season]]|List of 2024–25 Top 14 transfers#Toulon}}

The Toulon squad for the [[2024–25 Top 14 season|2024–25 season]] is:<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://rctoulon.com/equipe-pro/effectif/|publisher=RC Toulon |title=Effectif – RCT – Rugby Club Toulonnais|date=5 March 2025|access-date=5 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://all.rugby/club/toulon/squad|publisher=All Rugby |title=Toulon squad for season 2024/2025 |date=5 March 2025|access-date=5 March 2025}}</ref>

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{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=PR | name='''[[Kyle Sinckler]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SAM | pos=LK | name='''[[Brian Alainu'uese]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Matthias Halagahu]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name='''[[Swan Rebbadj]]'''}}
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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[:fr:Yannick Youyoutte|Yannick Youyoutte]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name='''[[Esteban Abadie]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Jules Coulon]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ARG | pos=BR | name='''[[Facundo Isa]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[:fr:Mattéo Le Corvec|Mattéo Le Corvec]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=BR | name='''[[Lewis Ludlam]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name='''[[Charles Ollivon]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name='''[[Selevasio Tolofua]]'''}}
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{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name='''[[Baptiste Serin]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SCO | pos=SH | name='''[[Ben White (rugby union, born 1998)|Ben White]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=WAL | pos=FH | name='''[[Dan Biggar]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ITA | pos=FH | name='''[[Paolo Garbisi]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[:fr:Enzo Hervé|Enzo Hervé]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name='''[[Antoine Frisch]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=CE | name='''[[Ma'a Nonu]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=SAM | pos=CE | name='''[[Duncan Paia'aua]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Rayan Rebbadj]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Jérémy Sinzelle]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[:fr:Mathieu Smaïli|Mathieu Smaïli]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=CE | name='''[[Seta Tuicuvu]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[:fr:Gaël Dréan|Gaël Dréan]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=WG | name='''[[Leicester Fainga'anuku]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name='''[[Gabin Villière]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=WG | name='''[[Jiuta Wainiqolo]]'''}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[:fr:Marius Domon|Marius Domon]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name='''[[Melvyn Jaminet]]'''}}
{{rugby squad end}}

{{notelist}}

===Espoirs squad===

{{rugby squad start}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Pierre Damond]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Evann Megret]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=HK | name=[[Jeremy Toevalu]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Leo Ametilla]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Lohann Gil]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Samuel Jean-Christophe]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=GEO | pos=PR | name=[[Davit Mchelidze]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Owen Sorhaindo]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=PR | name=[[Fili Wendt]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ESP | pos=LK | name=[[Antonin Gamez]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Corentin Mezou]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=GEO | pos=LK | name=[[Mikheili Shioshvili]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=LK | name=[[Fabio Zingone]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Marc Essoh]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Joe Quere-Karaba]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Jovan Sreckovic]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=BR | name=[[Wendemi Viellard]]}}
{{rugby squad mid}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=SH | name=[[Edouard Sabotin-Desclaud]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=ENG | pos=FH | name=[[Finn Newton]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FH | name=[[Lohan Sabbia]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Thibault Andral]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Kyllian Beal]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Oliver Cowie]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=CE | name=[[Louis Morland]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[Mateo Gracieux]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[Ulysse Justand-Mercier]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=WG | name=[[Esteban Morvan]]}}
{{rugby squad player | nat=FRA | pos=FB | name=[[Barnabe Mechentel]]}}
{{rugby squad end}}

== Notable former players ==
{{Famous|date=December 2015}}
This is a list of former players in alphabetical order showing nationality and the period played for the club.

===French===
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* [[Marc Andreu]] (2002–2009)
* [[Mathieu Bastareaud]] (2011–2019)
* [[Benjamin Basteres|Benjamin Bastères]] (2001–2011, 2022–2023)
* [[Jean Berti]]
* [[Christian Califano]] (1990–1991)
* [[Christian Carrère]]
* [[Éric Champ]] (1979–1996)
* [[Jean-Jacques Crenca]] (2006–2007)
* [[Yann Delaigue]] (1988–1997, 2006–2007)
* [[Christophe Dominici]] (1993–1997)
* [[Jerome Gallion|Jérôme Gallion]] (1975–1989)
* [[André Herrero]]
* [[Aubin Hueber]] (1991–2000, 2003–2006)
* [[Jean-Teiva Jacquelain]] "Academy" (2015–2017)
* [[Benjamin Lapeyre]] (2010–2013)
* [[Jo Maso]] (1962–1964)
* [[Eric Melville]]
* [[Jacques Merquey]]
* [[Pierre Mignoni]] (1996–2000, 2009–2011)
* [[Olivier Missoup]] (2008–2012)
* [[Marc de Rougemont]] (1991–1998) 
* [[Jean-Baptiste Rué]] (2006–2007)
* [[Thomas Sourice]] (2000–2012)
* [[Jean-François Tordo]]

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===International===

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*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Felipe Contepomi]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Matias Cortese]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Martín Hernández]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Facundo Isa]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Esteban Lozada]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gonzalo Quesada]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Sánchez (rugby union)|Nicolás Sánchez]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Leonardo Senatore (rugby union)|Leonardo Senatore]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fotunuupule Auelua|Fotu Auelua]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Quade Cooper]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rocky Elsom]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Giteau]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Gregan]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Henjak]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noah Lolesio]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Salesi Ma'afu]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Drew Mitchell]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James O'Connor (rugby union)|James O'Connor]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Rooney]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Smith (rugby union)|George Smith]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jone Tawake]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lachlan Turner]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martin Jágr]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Delon Armitage]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steffon Armitage]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Ashton]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kris Chesney]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe El-Abd]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Kennedy]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dan Luger]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tom May (rugby union)|Tom May]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Sackey]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Schofield]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Shaw]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Stevens (rugby union)|Matt Stevens]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andrew Sheridan]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jonny Wilkinson]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Ribbans]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Sireli Bobo]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Sisa Koyamaibole]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Gabiriele Lovobalavu]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Semi Radradra]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Manasa Saulo]]
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Josua Tuisova]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Levan Chilachava]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Mamuka Gorgodze]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Davit Kubriashvili]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Konstantin Mikautadze]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ilia Zedginidze]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Gia Labadze]]
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Akvsenti Giorgadze]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Damien Tussac]]
*{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Rob Henderson]]
*{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} [[Paul O'Connell]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Martin Castrogiovanni]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Santiago Dellapè]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ramiro Pez]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumu Goromaru]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Christian Loamanu]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jerry Collins]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Malakai Fekitoa]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Alby Mathewson]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Carl Hayman]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Masoe]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Leicester Fainga'anuku]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ihaia West]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Andrew Mehrtens]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Liam Messam]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ma'a Nonu]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Anton Oliver]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Julian Savea]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Saimone Taumoepeau]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tana Umaga]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ali Williams]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Sonny Bill Williams]]
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Rudi Wulf]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Bakkies Botha]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michael Claassens]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Eben Etzebeth]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Bryan Habana]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cheslin Kolbe]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Juandré Kruger]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Victor Matfield]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[JP Pietersen]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[André Pretorius]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Danie Rossouw]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lawrence Sephaka]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Juan Smith]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marcel van der Merwe]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Joe van Niekerk]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Duane Vermeulen]]
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Lorne Ward]]
*{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Radu Demian
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Alin Petrache]]
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Alafoti Fa'osiliva]]
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Tusi Pisi]]
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Junior Polu]]
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[David Smith (rugby union, born 1986)|David Smith]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Philip Fitzgerald]]
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rory Lamont]]
*{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Makalea Foliaki]](Academy)
*{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Jean-Teiva Jacquelain]](Academy)
*{{flagicon|TON}} [[Mafileo Kefu]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Samu Manoa]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Leigh Halfpenny]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Alun Wyn Jones]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gavin Henson]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Gethin Jenkins]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Dan Biggar]]
*{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Jamie Robinson (rugby union)|Jamie Robinson]]
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==See also==
* [[List of rugby union clubs in France]]
* [[Rugby union in France]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://rctoulon.com/}}

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